Matsuri in Kamakura

In autumn, there are Matsuri or Japanese festivals across the country to appreciate and pray for harvests that year.

There is one of those at Ko-Myo temple in Kamakura which is another historical town in Kanagawa prefecture. Because it is held at a temple, it is actually a buddhism festival. However it is open to everyone!

The festival continues for three days and nights and there are traditional parade and music on the second and third days. Incessant sutra will be echoing from the main building hall of the temple.

Little shops here and there will welcome you with sweet smell.

There are also little toy shops and lottery shops. Kids get busy discussing which one they should try first.

This is a shop of shooting game (with toy guns.)

Masks of popular characters, pricy but attractive to all ages lol.

The tung crest of the temple. It looks even more sacred when it gets darker.

It is nice and busy at night but for children, it will be little easier to play around in day time with less crowdedness.